#sidenote: these same people are also hypocrites because they complain about the show too

[erb23]

It’s incredibly telling that, after this newest episode, the only people using the saline tags for this show both do not like saline and tried to run people who did like it into that tag. And nobody is using the saline tags for actual saline content. They’re using them for anti saline content.

#but that's what you get for trying to run people out of the main tags #eventually they stop caring and use them all they want #bc whatever nonsense the fun police over there are complaining about have not shown up in those tags at all #also there's a case to be made that by forcing others to not use the main tags for anything less than praising the show #that new people with grievances with the show now DONT know about the separate tags #and so the new people use the main tags because duh they're talking about the show #and now the circle of popular blogs for that show that will pout and whine if they see anything less than uncritical posts about the show #will pout and whine because new ppl don't know about the tags specific for complaints over the show #nice way to play yourselves. it'll keep happening btw. #its also telling that they seem to not understand that complaining about people with criticism doesn't make you better than other ppl #or that if you'd be willing to use the native tag block system that you could STOP seeing posts with the saline tag #they'd still populate the main tags but at least them people would know to use them #sidenote: these same people are also hypocrites because they complain about the show too #but have a major case of that 'because i get a lot of traffic i can control how other ppl enjoy the show' type of thinking #the bulk majority of the fans left that actively watch and use 80% of the public fan sites have kinda been whittled down #to the niche of people who like only consume and accept the one main ship and also like the deuteragonist #to the point where they'll ignore all his crap behavior and just kinda blame it all on the mc not loving him when he's been so #untrustworthy and lazy. esp. in reference to being a hero. which he isn't much of #but that's another story for a diff post #the fanspace bias is very clear though. I cannot deal with twits reds or youbes because the bias is even MORE present there #and do not get me started on the wiki. talk about oof #ignore me

[mx-mystic]

RWBY Volume 5 Chapter 4

​Honestly, as a psych student, this episode is really good. I'll even separate it into categories and put it under a readmore for spoilers/length.

Tl;dr from a fan's perspective: the Yang fight was badass, the Semblance Talk was really insightful and makes me think that Yang may have more control over her damage thing (ie not having to get hit first) because she's changed as a character so much, and the ending was actually the cutest thing in this show besides Zwei!

Yang's fight:She's so calm and collected! And graceful! I'm proud of her progress for having new strategies besides "hit it til it stops moving"! (Sidenote: the Wild West/RVB remix of Armed & Ready is the best) That's really all there is to say about that.

Training: They really flipped the whole "male character knocks female character down and feels bad when she starts tearing up. female character then smiles, revealing that this was her intention, and knocks him out" thing. Ruby just kept it up like it was just another fight. No trickery or anything. That being said, Oz really must like being in a tiny body again cuz the smile on his face when he headbutts her is actually kinda adorable? Also, being your own teacher is impossible IRL, so imagine what it's like for Oz to try to train Oscar and vice versa. They're not just Oscar's own mental notes, so it must be really distracting for him hearing a voice giving him advice mid-fight! So, since Oz has been doing this for who knows how long, he's obviously built up some good tactics (giving tips before a fight not during and teaching through experience probably apply here) and I'd like to know more about what he's learned through the years of having this "curse".

Also fighting is really hard and exhausting, even if you've been lifting heavy stuff on a farm every day for years. It's a different set of muscles and RT knows that.

Semblance Stuff: It seems to me a Semblance is like a thing you stumble upon when you need it. Ren needed to hide his emotions from Grimm, who are only attracted to negative emotions. Ruby needed to be faster for training. Nora...explained it herself (Also the Thursday thing was real subtle RT. Nice one.) That makes the Glyphs being hereditary make a lot of sense. "What power do we give the family who has everything? The ability to make more things!" Anyways, Ruby diffusing what Jaune was about to say about himself ("I can't do anything.") and instead substituting a kinder option that made him feel less alone made me happier just to watch! You can see on their faces that look of "I might not be there yet, but look at this guy! He's not there yet either, but he's still really good! We can both work on it and get stronger!" Also, I like that Ren said "a common philosophy" and then a few of the sides Fan-Theorists have taken in regards for what Semblance is.

Raven and Yang: Raven does actually seem proud of Yang at the beginning! Even through the sarcasm, the look she has at the beginning gives it away. She knew someone was showing up, but didn't know it was going to be Yang. Yang's arm shaking... my guess is she saw the mask, the sword, and the colours and was reminded of Adam.  She's been hoping her daughter would come to her at some point, but when she finds out why she's really there, she feels so betrayed! I wonder how many times family has done that to her before... Though the "Family. Only coming around when they need something." line sounds a little...Ironic? Hypocritical? Anyways, Yang has really become a master tactician! Saving time and the Remnant equivalent of gasoline by going to mom instead of driving around an entire continent? Avoiding fights as much as possible to conserve ammo? Controlling her anger to make an example of one of the goons? Is this even the same Yang?? I also wonder what Raven knows about Oz. I get why she doesn't want her going with Qrow, with the whole Semblance thing, but Oz? I wonder what he did... And she really does miss having family, no matter what she says. The end gives it away. She's the closest she's probably ever gotten to begging for Yang to stay with the...clan? Tribe? She does put safety before anything, though, which I can respect.

Weiss and Yang: Now this is the part I’m super interested in, psychologically speaking. I also feel like I need to say some of these things due to many calling it ‘ship bait’ or ‘shoehorning stuff in’. And if that is the case, which I’m not sure it is, I’m actually kinda proud of RT for going against three very popular ships (Bumblebee/by, White Rose/Ice Flower, and Monochrome/Checkmate)

It makes so much sense that they meet first! I mean, obviously the Raven thing, but they were both the most distraught about being away from the rest of their team, after all. Ruby has JNR, Qrow, and Oz, Blake has her family and Sun... The only people who were kind to Weiss and Yang were Klein and the guy driving the airship and Tai and his occasional teacher guests respectively. Other than that, they've been effectively alone and traveling in dangerous conditions for the past however long and, while there can be kind people on long journeys, it's pretty safe to say that they're pretty few and far-between. Yang also, as we've gathered from this episode, hasn't been getting the letters Ruby was sending and Weiss almost definitely had no contact with anyone she actually cared for besides Winter who isn't exactly into being the Poster Woman for Sympathy/Empathy. ​They had basically one person that they left to search for everyone else and may have found one or two people along their journey that were kind to them. They've been on practically parallel journeys (leaving their fathers to search for their sisters in an unforgiving environment and getting mixed up with the exact same crowd) so before you start complaining that the ending is 100% purely for the fans and shipping and whatever, take where they've been and what they've been through into account. I get it, 'they used that same music with the Renora reveal', and 'the way they're hugging definitely isn't how people without crushes on each other hug' but still. Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% onboard that ship if RT decides that's the one that'll set sail, but humans are complex creatures with complex emotions. If you were to be forcibly cut off from civilization and friends you'd been through so many life-changing experiences with for an undisclosed amount of time (probably upwards of 8 months based on the events of V4) and made to feel like a prisoner and criminal, you'd probably hug the first one of your friends you come across like that, too.

#mine #long post #word heavy #RWBY #ask to tag #there may be some mistakes sorry #but i've read it like 3 times and any editing I could do now is hidden by my brain saying stop reading this same thing gdi i'm sick of it #i loved this episode tho